Historical Education Events

By elianperez10

  • First public school

    Boston Latin School opens its doors to the public as the first public school.

  • Forced Schooling

    Native Americans are forced to go to boarding schools where they are required to speak english , this was a form of assimilation.

  • Free public schools

    all states have laws that require mandatory attendance for children to go to elementary school.

  • The birds and the bees

    20% of schools were teaching sex education by now.

  • School lunch for all !

    National school lunch act expands access to school lunch by making it low cost or free for low income children.

  • Brown v. Board of Education

    This decision reverses Plessy v Fegerson ruling that separate is not equal and outlawing segregation.

  • Banning Prayer

    Enge v. Fitel outlaws organized prayer in public schools.

  • Federal Funding

    Elementary and secondary act gives federal funding to schools but forbids and national curriculum.

  • Test results reported to the government

    Standardized tests are now in full effect.

  • Title IX

    Forbids sex discrimination in schools.